UNION GENERAL HOSPITAL - BLAIRSVILLE, GA

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Addresss:
35 HOSPITAL ROAD
BLAIRSVILLE, GA, 30512
Phone (make sure to verify first before calling): (706) 745-2111

Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals
Hospital Owner: Government - Hospital District or Authority
Emergency Services: Yes
Type: Swing Bed Hospitals

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Employment Full-Time Equivalent
Licensed Practical Or Vocational Nurses : 22.50
Registered Professional Nurses : 21.50
Other Salaried Personnel : 113.00
Dieticians : 1.00
Registered Pharmacists : 2.00
Respiratory Therapists : 1.00

Number Of Beds
Total: 45
Total Certified: 45

Provided Services
Nuclear Medicine Services
Anesthesia Services
Blood Bank Services
Clinical Laboratory Services
Dental Services
Diagnostic Radiology Services
Dietary Services
Emergency Services
ICU - Medical/Surgical Services
Inpatient Surgical Services
Obstetric Services
Operating Room Services
Outpatient Services
Outpatient Surgery Unit Services
Pharmacy Services
Physical Therapy Services
Respiratory Care Services

Process of Care

Heart Attack

Average number of minutes before outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack got an ECG
This Hospital:

8
Georgia:

33
Outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack who got aspirin within 24 hours of arrival
Here:

96.0%
State:

95.8%

Heart Failure

Percent of patients who were given an evaluation of Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD)
Here:

96.0%
State:

99.2%
Percent of Patients Given Discharge Instructions
This Hospital:

87.0%
Georgia:

89.3%

Pneumonia

Percent of Patients Given Initial Antibiotic(s) within 6 Hours After Arrival
This Hospital:

96.0%
State:

96.3%
Percent of Patients Whose Initial ER Blood Culture Was Performed Prior To Administration Of First Dose Of Antibiotics
This Hospital:

100.0%
Georgia:

97.0%
Percent of Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
Here:

100.0%
State:

98.9%
Percent of Patients Given the Most Appropriate Initial Antibiotic(s)
This Hospital:

92.0%
Georgia:

94.9%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination
This Hospital:

100.0%
Georgia:

94.4%
Percent of Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination
Here:

95.0%
Georgia:

96.2%

Surgery

Percent of Surgery Patients given an antibiotic at the right time (within one hour before surgery) to help prevent infection
Here:

88.0%
State:

98.2%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose preventive antibiotics were stopped at the right time (within 24 hours after surgery)
This Hospital:

100.0%
State:

96.5%
Percent of Surgery Patients who were given the right kind of antibiotic to help prevent infection
This Hospital:

95.0%
State:

98.4%
Percent of Surgery Patients who got treatment at right time (within 24 hours before or after surgery) to help prevent blood clot
This Hospital:

81.0%
Georgia:

96.5%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose doctors ordered treatments to prevent blood clots after certain types of surgeries
Here:

82.0%
State:

97.4%
Percent of Surgery Patients needing hair removed from the surgical area before surgery who had hair removed using a safer method
This Hospital:

100.0%
Georgia:

99.6%
Percent of Surgery Patients whose urinary catheters were removed on the first or second day after surgery
This Hospital:

93.0%
Georgia:

93.5%
Surgery patients who were taking heart drugs called beta blockers before coming to the hospital, who were kept on them
This Hospital:

82.0%
State:

95.9%
Outpatients having surgery who got an antibiotic at the right time - within one hour before surgery (higher numbers are better)
This Hospital:

82.0%
Georgia:

96.6%
Outpatients having surgery who got the right kind of antibiotic (higher numbers are better)
This Hospital:

92.0%
Georgia:

97.0%
Patients having surgery who were actively warmed in the operating room or whose body temperature was near normal
This Hospital:

100.0%
Georgia:

99.3%

Outcome of Care

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Attack
Here:

15.8%
Georgia:

15.6%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Failure
This Hospital:

15.5%
State:

11.6%
30-Day Mortality Rates from Pneumonia
This Hospital:

14.6%
Georgia:

12.6%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Attack
Here:

19.8%
Georgia:

18.8%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Failure
Here:

22.4%
Georgia:

24.1%
30-Day Readmission Rates from Pneumonia
Here:

17.3%
State:

18.5%

Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers

Number of Completed Surveys:: 300 or more
Survey Response Rate: 36%

How often did nurses communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
Here:

4%
Georgia:

5%
Usually
Here:

16%
Georgia:

18%
Always
This Hospital:

80%
Georgia:

77%

How often did doctors communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never
Here:

1%
Georgia:

4%
Usually
Here:

14%
Georgia:

13%
Always
Here:

85%
State:

83%

How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff?

Sometimes or never
Here:

8%
State:

12%
Usually
This Hospital:

21%
Georgia:

24%
Always
This Hospital:

71%
Georgia:

64%

How often was patients' pain well controlled?

Sometimes or never
Here:

4%
State:

7%
Usually
This Hospital:

22%
State:

22%
Always
This Hospital:

74%
Georgia:

71%

How often did staff explain about medicines before giving them to patients?

Sometimes or never
Here:

17%
Georgia:

21%
Usually
This Hospital:

21%
State:

17%
Always
This Hospital:

62%
Georgia:

62%

How often were the patients' rooms and bathrooms kept clean?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

10%
State:

10%
Usually
This Hospital:

17%
Georgia:

19%
Always
This Hospital:

73%
State:

71%

How often was the area around patients' rooms kept quiet at night?

Sometimes or never
This Hospital:

4%
Georgia:

8%
Usually
Here:

27%
State:

27%
Always
This Hospital:

69%
Georgia:

65%

Were patients given information about what to do during their recovery at home?

Yes
Here:

85%
State:

81%
No
This Hospital:

15%
State:

19%

How do patients rate the hospital overall on a scale from 0 (lowest) to 10 (highest)?

6 or lower
This Hospital:

5%
State:

9%
7 or 8
This Hospital:

20%
Georgia:

22%
9 or 10
This Hospital:

75%
State:

69%

Would patients recommend the hospital to friends and family?

No
Here:

2%
Georgia:

6%
Yes, probably
This Hospital:

17%
Georgia:

25%
Yes, definitely
Here:

81%
State:

69%

Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) - Medicare Provider Charge Data

Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$10,756
Georgia:

$18,066
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$4,987
State:

$5,393
Number of discharges: 21
Here:

5.00%
Georgia:

1.36%
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$7,256
State:

$12,553
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$3,383
Georgia:

$3,631
Number of discharges: 16
Here:

3.81%
Georgia:

1.39%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$9,514
State:

$20,363
Average Total Payments
Here:

$5,773
State:

$6,113
Number of discharges: 18
This Hospital:

4.29%
Georgia:

2.30%
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$11,978
Georgia:

$25,040
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,405
Georgia:

$7,413
Number of discharges: 31
This Hospital:

7.38%
State:

2.25%
Esophagitis, Gastroent and Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$8,912
State:

$17,921
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,473
Georgia:

$4,668
Number of discharges: 17
Here:

4.05%
State:

3.05%
G.I. Hemorrhage with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$10,123
Georgia:

$22,011
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,064
State:

$6,499
Number of discharges: 19
This Hospital:

4.52%
State:

2.05%
Heart Failure and Shock with Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$10,457
Georgia:

$19,560
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,551
State:

$6,481
Number of discharges: 24
Here:

5.71%
State:

3.50%
Heart Failure and Shock with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$13,969
State:

$31,202
Average Total Payments
Here:

$8,346
Georgia:

$9,507
Number of discharges: 24
Here:

5.71%
Georgia:

3.03%
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$11,149
Georgia:

$25,991
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$6,781
State:

$7,265
Number of discharges: 11
This Hospital:

2.62%
State:

1.73%
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$9,597
State:

$25,510
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,792
State:

$7,498
Number of discharges: 11
This Hospital:

2.62%
Georgia:

1.02%
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$8,098
Georgia:

$16,440
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,361
Georgia:

$4,869
Number of discharges: 20
This Hospital:

4.76%
Georgia:

3.08%
Misc Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids or Electrolytes without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$7,717
State:

$14,725
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,046
State:

$4,421
Number of discharges: 19
Here:

4.52%
State:

2.20%
Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$9,392
State:

$28,786
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$7,517
Georgia:

$8,091
Number of discharges: 24
This Hospital:

5.71%
State:

1.99%
Pulmonary Embolism without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$12,505
State:

$24,387
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,066
Georgia:

$6,805
Number of discharges: 11
Here:

2.62%
State:

0.48%
Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$13,737
State:

$42,932
Average Total Payments
Here:

$10,092
Georgia:

$12,718
Number of discharges: 12
This Hospital:

2.86%
State:

0.92%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$15,262
State:

$41,116
Average Total Payments
Here:

$10,054
Georgia:

$12,225
Number of discharges: 41
Here:

9.76%
State:

4.78%
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Mechanical Ventilation 96+ Hours without Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$10,587
State:

$23,222
Average Total Payments
Here:

$6,313
Georgia:

$7,264
Number of discharges: 18
Here:

4.29%
State:

1.59%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$11,261
Georgia:

$22,144
Average Total Payments
This Hospital:

$5,779
Georgia:

$6,410
Number of discharges: 33
Here:

7.86%
Georgia:

2.75%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with Major Complications
Average Covered Charges
Here:

$13,444
Georgia:

$32,348
Average Total Payments
Here:

$8,212
State:

$9,197
Number of discharges: 36
This Hospital:

8.57%
State:

2.08%
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy without Complications
Average Covered Charges
This Hospital:

$8,102
State:

$16,155
Average Total Payments
Here:

$4,211
State:

$4,495
Number of discharges: 14
This Hospital:

3.33%
State:

1.11%

Hospital Acquired Conditions

Falls and injuries
Here:

0.613%
State:

0.689%
Blood infection from a catheter in a large vein
This Hospital:

0.613%
State:

0.572%

Use of Medical Imaging

Outpatients with low back pain who had an MRI without trying recommended treatments first, such as physical therapy.
This Hospital:

36.500%
Georgia:

35.075%
Outpatients who had a follow-up mammogram or ultrasound within 45 days after a screening mammogram.
This Hospital:

7.000%
Georgia:

8.789%
Outpatient CT scans of the abdomen that were combination (double) scans.
This Hospital:

0.038%
State:

0.125%
Outpatient CT scans of the chest that were combination (double) scans.
Here:

0.015%
State:

0.053%
Outpatients who got cardiac imaging stress tests before low-risk outpatient surgery
Here:

6.600%
Georgia:

5.752%
Outpatients with brain CT scans who got a sinus CT scan at the same time
This Hospital:

1.800%
Georgia:

1.998%

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